Butch Walker Talks Taylor, State Of Rock On ‘Lipps Service’

Musician/producer/songwriter Butch Walker is the guest on the newest installment of the Lipps Service podcast, speaking with host Scott Lipps about working with such A-list artists as Taylor Swift, Avril Lavigne and Pink and the state of rock’n’roll circa 2025.

Walker also gets into his recent reunion shows with Marvelous 3, moving to L.A. and the city’s 1980s music scene, his decision to prioritize producing over his own music, collaborating with Courtney Love and the influence of KISS and Van Halen. The episode concludes with Walker’s list of his top five producers of all time.

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On the previous episode of Lipps Service, Marcus King spilled the beans on his new Republic album, Darling Blue, the challenges of mental health and sobriety amid life in the music industry and working with producers such as Rick Rubin and Dave Cobb.

Since it began in 2018, the acclaimed podcast has featured many of the biggest voices and personalities in music, including exclusive interviews with Anthony Kiedis, David Lee Roth, Hozier, Maynard James Keenan, the Police’s Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Nikki Sixx, Dove Cameron, Perry Farrell, the Kills and many more. Every few weeks, a new episode of SPIN Presents Lipps Service is available wherever you listen to podcasts.

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